ENVIRONMENT term papers and essays

Environment is a concept used to describe the surrounding of things, whether relating to systems, constructions or culture. In everyday language, it is usually used to refer to ecological terms, ie. the surroundings of humankind. Within this context, environment is thus the total of all surroundings of a living organism, which provide conditions for growth and development. It also provides conditions for danger and damage from natural forces and other living things. Humans, plants and animals adjust to the environment in which they are born to, and a change in that environment could affect their life and healthy. A negative change to that environment is known as Environmental Pollution. A natural environment is one type of environment in its basic form, and is common to a subject. A natural environment is usually only altered by outside forces, including man. A controlled environment is one which is staged and set, and boundaries are set by the controller. The study of the way humans interact with the environment is known as Environmental Studies, a broad, interdisciplinary academic field which incorporates a number of spheres, including natural and controlled environments. Environmental studies also include basic studies from other disciplines such as environmental science and ecology, as well as sociology and economics